Part time Humanities Instructor- Disciplines

Posting Number:

Posting Number: 0603761

Position Title:

Position Title:

Part time Humanities Instructor-Various Disciplines (Future Opportunities)

Position is:

Position is:
Part Time

Position Type:

Position Type:
Faculty Position (Full Time/Part Time)

Department/Ofc.:

Department/Ofc.:
Instruction

Please Note:
This posting is for future opportunities. While we may not be actively hiring for this position right now, we welcome your application and may reach out when a matching opportunity becomes available.

Washtenaw Community College ( WCC ) is seeking Part time Instructors to teach Humanities credit courses in the following areas:

• Art History
• Humanities (courses such as Comparative Religions and Mythology)
• Music
• Philosophy

Needs may become available each semester. Upon successful submission of your application, resume, and transcripts, you will be considered for teaching opportunities on a per course basis.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain environment conducive to student learning.
• Prepare for and instruct assigned course(s) through the use of appropriate learning experiences and materials which provide the opportunity to meet overall course objectives and program goals.
• Adhere to course syllabus and comply with Assessment of Student Academic Achievement.
• Evaluate student progress through day to day evaluation, written examinations and overall observation.
• Grade assignments in a meaningful way to promote continued student growth, returning graded assignments to students in a timely manner, and assigning final grades for all students, meeting or beating all institutional deadlines for completion.
• Actively support student success through guidance, advising and assisting individual students as needed.
• Participate in professional activities, which could include, but are not limited to, curriculum planning, examination development, textbook selection, program evaluation/revision and other professional planning activities.
• Participate in the Student Opinion Questionnaire ( SOQ ) process.
• Maintain levels of professional knowledge and expertise, including compliance training.
• Utilize technology, including AI-enabled tools and software where appropriate, to support teaching, learning, student engagement, professional responsibilities, institutional service, and other responsibilities. Use such technologies in a manner consistent with academic standards, professional ethics, confidentiality requirements, and compliance with institutional policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Hours/

Schedule:

Schedules vary according to class schedules. Part time Instructors may teach up to (8) eight contact hours per week or 120 contact hours per semester. The terms of employment are based on college enrollment and class enrollment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Humanities ( HUM ): Earned Master’s degree or higher from a regionally-accredited institution in Humanities, Liberal Arts/General Studies (with Humanities core) OR master’s/ MFA degree from one of the following qualifying fields with minimum 18 graduate credits drawn from at least three of the qualifying disciplines. Qualifying fields/disciplines:
  American Studies (with humanistic topic focus), Art, Art History, Classics, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies (with a humanities focus), Liberal Arts/General Studies (with humanities focus), Music, Philosophy, Religion/Theology, or Western/Eastern/World Civilization.
• Philosophy (PHL ):
  
  Earned Master’s degree or higher from a regionally-accredited institution in Philosophy OR master’s degree in closely-related field with minimum 18 graduate credits…